How to Use aftermath in a Sentence

aftermath

noun

• The video footage of the aftermath filled me with fear.
  — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
• The episode starts with the Tika tribe in the aftermath of the vote to get out Sarah.
  — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
• The two films explore the fate of Hong Kong against the backdrop of the aftermath of the 2019 protests.
  — Vivienne Chow, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022
• But the stress of the slap and the aftermath has not taken over his life.
  — Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022
• In the aftermath of the 2023 bulk buy, Texas politicians put much of the blame on the couriers.
  — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
• Part of what makes the scene even funnier is the aftermath of it.
  — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
• In the next book, Tully tries to deal with the aftermath.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
• In the aftermath, the city continues to mourn the loss of such young lives.
  — Rosana Hughes, ajc, 4 Dec. 2022
• This was in the aftermath of the war, when the Israeli forces were deep in Syria.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
• But if the crackdown in the streets was familiar, the aftermath has been messier for the regime.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Rather, it was forged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
  — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
• In the aftermath, the city hired a trapper to trap and kill coyotes.
  — Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2022
• In the aftermath of what was then called the Great War, trade and travel were again on the upswing.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
• Six videos on YouTube show the aftermath of the murder, each with at least 100K views.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
• In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Arnn was speaking in dire terms.
  — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• In the aftermath of the holidays, let books be your refuge.
  — Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
• Here’s a look at the raid, Taylor’s death and its aftermath.
  — Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
• Not that that’s what the Swifties are talking about in the aftermath of the announcement.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
• In the aftermath of the strikes, the streets of the Iranian capital were calm.
  — Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2024
• The aftermath of those polls has forced years-long tensions to the surface.
  — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
• Photos of the aftermath show Depp wrote vulgar messages to his wife in blood on the walls of the house.
  — Matthew Barakat, ajc, 7 May 2022
• The defund the police movement gained traction in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd back in 2020.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2023
• The club was shut down in the aftermath of the shooting that killed five people and left dozens injured.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• In the aftermath of that meeting, Biden noted the need for the U.S. and China to avoid conflict.
  — Michael Lee, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
• The brothers were fired from the NSC by Trump in the aftermath of the impeachment trial.
  — The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
• That page is still current and has regained strength in the aftermath of Fiona.
  — Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2022
• Life is not a mere precursor to, but also the aftermath of, the void.
  — Audrey Wollen, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
• Because Epic’s asking for those and a whole lot more in the aftermath of Epic v. Google.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
• Video from social media showed the aftermath of what appeared to be a large strike in the Jabalya neighborhood on the northern edge of Gaza City.
  — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
• In the aftermath of the trade, one celebrity noted that the star linebacker's disconnect with the franchise stems farther back than this offseason.
  — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025